Directory attachment for telephones



Oct. 14, 1930. l.. sHERwooD 1.778,042

' DIRECTORY ATTACHMENT FOR TELEPHONES I Filed Marsh 26, 1928 Patented Oct.A 14, 1930 Y Y 'i y {Y'UNTED YSTATES y PVfl-1'.NT OFFICE i i Lnsrnnr.. srrnnwoonor Los ANGELES, oALIFonNIA j l DranoronY Arrecinunirr ron TELEPHONES i Application led llllarchv 26, 1928. Serial No. 264,718.

My invention relates to a directory attachformed thru the centers of the two walls or mentfor telephones and has for its princithe front and rear members, are aligned cirpal object, the provision of a relatively simcular apertures 12 which accommodate the ple, practical and convenient attachment, that inner end portion of the mouthpiece of the 5 is adapted to be positioned yon the'mouthpiece telephone transmitter when the device is ap- 55 of a telephonetransmitter, and which atvplied thereto. 1 1 tacliment is provided with a card or cards Seated inthe lower corner ofthe rear wall y, upon which may be Written or printed teleor member 11 of the body of thedevice, are phone numbers .that are frequently used by the stud members 13 of ordinary snap fasl the telephone subscriber. y teners and seated in the lower corners of the 60 Further objects of my invention are, to lfront wall or member 10, are socket members provide a directory attachment for telephones 14 that are adapted to receive the projecting that is r`inexpensive kof manufacture and portions of the studs 13, thereby providing a .which maybe advantageously employed as readily detachable connection between the l an yadvertisingmedium, and further, to pro- `lower corner ofthe front and rear .walls or'` 65 y vide a device of the character referred to that members. H

maybe easily and quicklyapplied to the i vPivotally mounted on the projecting port transmitter of an 'ordinarytelephona and tion of each stud 13,and`arranged between which, device, when properly applied for use 'the front and rear member-S10 and 11, areY y innowise interferes withuse ofthe phone or substantially rectangular sections 16 of card- 70 "30, tion. ,Y

[fthe service thereof.y Y board, Celluloid, or the like, and the front With 'the foregoing and other objects in faces of these members 16'are provided with v.iew,iny;invention consists in certain novel lines or spaces upon which may be written yfeaturesv of lconstruction and arrangement of names and telephone numbers.

parts that will hereinafter bemore fully deyThe size of the pivoted member 16 is such "'75 I scribed and claimed and illustrated in the ae-y that when the same are swung. upwardly and com'panying drawing, in whichinwardly, they occupy positions within the f Fig. lr isla front elevational view of aldiside portions of the holder between the front ',rectory*attachment ofmy improved constru'cand rear walls 10 and 11, thereof, `and the Y outer or upper edges of said members 16 are so IFig -2 is an elevational viewof the mouthsy curved `so that they rwill readily pass into piecegportion of 4a telephone transmitter andv positionbetween the front and rear walls,

, showingniy improved'directory attachment beneath the folded or bent portion that con- ',:35 s hownin vertical section. Y walls. u

' positioned thereon, said attachment being nects the upper edges of said kfront and rear 3 isamenlargeddetail section taken Formed integral withthe `outer edge of oirthey line 8e3 of Fig. 31. f1' each member 16, adjacent to the upper edge Fight is a front elevational view. of amodithereof, is an ear or tab 17 that may be readiiied form of the directory attachment. `ly engaged to pull the member 16 outwardly e0 Fig. 5 is a vertical section taken on the line i and downwardly from its position within the 00 5 5 of Fig. l1. l l g holder, andthe intermediate portion of the Referring by numerals to the accompa'nyinner edge of each 'member 16 is notched or ingfdrawings and particularly to the form of cutaway as designated by y18 for the accomdevice illustrated in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, 10 and modation yof the inner portion ofthe mouth- "U 11 designate respectively the front and rear piece of the telephone when the member 16 is 95v members of the body of the attachment, said positi'oned within the holder.

members being formed from a single vpiece of .Where thelattachnient is used foradvertismaterial such as leather, Celluloid, fibre orthe -ing purposes, the advertisement or advertiselike, said section of material beingrr bent Vments of merchants or business house'smay V double to form the front and rear walls, and' be printed on the front face of thefront me i (see FigQQ).

member 10, and in order to add to the'utility of the device, a small calendar may besecured in any suitable manner on the lower portion of the Jfront tace'of member 10, as illustrated in Fig. 1.

TWhen the attachment isv positioned upon the transmitter of a telephone, the mouthpiece is unscrewed from said transmitter and after the small end of said mouthpiece is inserted thru the apertures 12, said mouthpiece is again screwed into position on the transmitter, and thus the attachment is supported upon the inner end of the mouthpiece where it may be readily observed by persons using the telephone. f

lVilliere the attachment is made of relatively Athin material, it may be clamped in position between the shoulder at the inner end of the threaded portionfoi' the mouthpiece and the front tace of the transmitteigor it said attachment is made ofheavier material, it'Inay yberetained on the inner portion ot the mouthpiece by a ring 1910i coiled wiieor the like Vhcre this ormfof'attachment"is positioned on the telephone, the subscriber may y `write in the'spaces on the members 16, the

telephone 'iiun'ibers'frequently used, for vin-V stance the'lionie, the oiiice or place of'business,

lthe garage, doctor ortradesmen, and ywhen using the phone, it is comparatively an easy AAinatter-tor-,engage the ear or tab 17'of the pivoted'inembei 16 and swing 'the same out- Thus itwll-be fwardlyand downwardly in order to read the numbers y'vrittenfor printed on theii'ace of.

said*member-1I t in the inodiiiedl construction illustrated in Figs. 4 and` 5f, theatt'achinentcomprises a t substantially rectangular' section 20 of leather, fibre, Celluloid or the like, provided lin itscenterlwith va circular aperture 21 for vthe accommodation of the inner portion' of vthe telephone mouthpiece, and arranged on kthe upper portion 'ofthe iront face of the meinberQO, is a-section 22 of celluloid or analogous transparent materialrhaving its fsideand lower edges secured in any suitable f K manner, preferably byv a row of Ystitching Q3, tothe member 20. QFormedthru the lowery portion of this transparent member 22 is an openingv 24:rv that coincides with the open ing 21. Removably positioned'in the pocket or space between the transparent member '22 ,and vthe yinei'nbei 21,.isa card 25, ontheface of which may be writtenv or printed the nuinl bers of rtelephone Vsubscribers i'reciuently called. lProjecting upwardly from-thecenter of theinserted card2r5` is `an ear or tab '26' that serves as ahandle whensaid card is re-' lmoved orinserted.

a directory attachment that is relatively simple in construction, inexpensive of manufacture, capable of being easily and quickly applied to the mouthpiece of telephones without in any way interfering with the service afforded by the telephone and said device being very eifective in performing the functions for which it is intended.

It will be understood that minor Ychanges in the size, form and construction of the various parts of my improved directory attachment for telephones may be. made and substituted for those herein shown and described without departing from the spirit of my invention, thescope of which is set forth in the appended claims.

lv claim' as my invention: Q 1. A d'rectory attachment for telephones,

comprising'a' holder having' front and rear' openingsV for detachably connecting saine, data' p bearing cards arranged between saidv :trent andrear 'walls to the sides Yofl theopeiiings therein, which cards are pivotally mounted 'oni the detachable fastening means and the inner edges of said cards beingfnotched for the accommodation of the mouth piece that passes through theopenings'in said front `and rear walls. v

` A directoryffattachinentlfortelephones,

comprising a holder having' front and rear vcorners of the front and rear walls for d'etachably connecting the same, data `bearing cards arranged between said front and reary walls to the sides 'of 'the openings therein,

' which cards are lpivotal'ly mounted on the detachable fastening means, the innerk edges walls, there beingcoinciding openingsv formed circ litt

of said cards being notched for the accommodation ofthe mouth piece that passes lthroughthe openings Jin said frontend rear Y 4walls" and tabs projectingo-utwardly from the 1upper portions of the side'edges of said cares.A l p i f 'ln testimony whereof I affix my signature.

. *Y LESTER L. SHERWOOD.

The nent .face of that portieri-@r ai@ meme ber QObelow-the lower edge of theftra'nsparent :member- 22 :may .be utilized;JfOedYeSDe purposes.

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